Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mistaken"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mistake \Mis*take"\, v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. {Mistook}; p. p.
{Mistaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mistaking}.] [Pref. mis- + take:
cf. Icel. mistaka.]
1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.
2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend,
or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's
meaning. --Locke.
My father's purposes have been mistook. --Shak.
3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one
person for another.
A man may mistake the love of virtue for the
practice of it. --Johnson.
4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character,
qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
Mistake me not so much, To think my poverty is
treacherous. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mistaken \Mis*tak"en\, p.a.
1. Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or
a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.
2. Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mistaken
adj 1: wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but
misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken
identity" [syn: {misguided}]
2: arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view
of the situation" [syn: {false}]
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